Car-fender.



H. FAJANS & A. M. CHAMBERS.

GAR FENDER.

APPLIUATION FILED FEB. a, 1909.

Patented June 29, 1909 2 SHEETS-S T 1.

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H. PAJANS & A. M. CHAMBERS.

CAR FENDER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.B,1909.

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UNITED STATES PATENT QFFTCE.

HERMAN FAJANS AND ALEXANDER M. CHAMBERS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CAR-FENDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented .Tune 29, 1909.

Application filed February 8, 1909. Serial No. 476,648.

To all whom it may concern:

I Be it known that we, HERMAN Exams and ALEXANDER M. CHAMBERS, citizens of the United States, and residents of the city of New York, borougl'i of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Car-Fender, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention is an improvement in fenders for power-driven cars and in general consists of a fender frame, an upright frame, arms adjustably and pivotally supported at their inner ends from the car and at their outer ends pivotally supporting the fender frame intermediate its length and having a v sliding connection therewith, a slide carried by the upright frame yieldingly pressed to the upper portion thereof, a net connected to the forward portion of the fender frame and to the slide, means to lock the inner end of the fender frame to hold the outer end thereof above the ground, automatically disengaged and permitting the fender frame to swing to the ground at its outer end and upwardly at its inner end on the arms when the fender strikes an object which is received in the net, and means to automatically lock the inner portion of the fender frame in its upper position.

Reference is to behad to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in longitudinal vertical section, of a fender embodying our invention as applied to a car, the fender being shown in full lines in operative position, in dotted outline after striking an object and in dotted outline when moved to an inoperative position; Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the fender when in operative position; and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the blocks or hangers which carry the inner portions of the fender frame and sup porting arms.

In carrying out our invention we provide two blocks or hangers 5, 5, which are arranged at and secured to the front of the car platform, for which purpose each block has an offset foot 5. Each block is vertically slotted, with the lower portion of the slot separated from the upper portion by a crosskey 6, adjacent to which the front wall of the slot has a recess or seat 7, and at a substantial distance above this recess the rear wall of the slot has a similar recess or seat 8. At the side of each block, opposite the recess 01 seat 7, is a pivotally suspended cylinder 9 having a spring-pressed piston, as best shown in dotted outline in Fig. 1, the stern of which at the outside of the cylinder is provided with a clamping or locking head 10. The cylinder is normally retained in a horizontal position by a finger 11, a stop-pin 12, and a spring 13 forcing the finger to the stop-pin.

Each block 5, opposite the recess or seat 8, is provided with a bell-crank locking lever or dog 14 normally pressed to locking position by a spring 15,- the latter surrounding an operating stem 16 of arcuate form, which passes through an opening in the front of the block. When the dog 14 is in locking position its foot rests against the inner wall of the block and its inner end projects into the vertical slot.0f the block.

A vertical frame 17 of tubular construction and inverted U-form has its lower ends seeurely anchored in the blocks and passed through top plates 18 covering the slots in the blocks and having interlitting outer end portions. These plates when raised above the top faces of the blocks may be swung on the frame 17 from over the vertical slots which they cover. On each of the upright arms of the frame 17 is arranged a spring 19. These springs press on the under side of sleeves 2O rigidly connected together by a cross-bar 21 and constituting a sliding frame. Each spring 19 is inclosed by telescoping tubular casings 22, one section of which is carried by the sleeve 20 and the other section seating on the top plates 18.

The inner end portion of the rectangular tubular fender frame 23 passes through the vertical slots of the blocks 5 between the cross-keys 6, and is adj ustably and pivotally supported intermediate its length by arms 24, which are connected together at their innor ends by a cross portion also passing through the vertical slots of the blocks below the cross-keys 6. This cross portion of the arms adjacent to each block is provided with a wheel 25 having op ositely-arranged teeth, the two sets of teeth doing engaged by pawls 26 pivotally supported on the block 5 and operating to lock the arms against pivotal movement in either direction. The connection between the arms and the fender frame is effected by providing the outer end of each arm with a pivotally connected sleeve 27 slidable on the side-bars of the frame. In the outer portion of the fender frame is journaled a crank-shaft 28, the outer ends or crank-arms of which are turned inwardly and carry supporting wheels 29. A net 30 is connected to the crank shaft 28 at itsfor-ward end, and at its inner end is connected to the cross bar 21 of the sliding frame, the cross bar normally retaining the net fully stretched.

The net is preferably of link or chain construction and at itsforwardend is connected t'o-the-side-bars' of the fender frame by a series of links 30*.

The fender in operative position is as shown in full lines in Fig. 1, in which case the inner cross-bar of" the fender frame 23 is seated in the recesses or seats-7 of the blocks 5 and is yieldingly retained therein by the spring-pressed heads 10 these, in connection with the supporting'arms 24, holding the forwardportion of the fender above the ground, theelevat-ion of which may be regulated by the pivotal adjustment of the arms. When the fender strikes an object the inner crossbar of the fender frameis disengaged from the spring-pressed heads 10 and moves upwardly in' the vertical slots of the blocks into the recesses 8 thereof, where it is automatically locked by the dogs 1 f while the forward portion of the fender frame moves to the ground. The object struck falls upon the net 80, the latter sagging down in the fender frame under the weight of'the object toform a basket, as shown in dotted outline in Fig. 1, this sagging of the net being ofcourse duetothe pulling d own of the vertical sliding frame against the tension of the springs 19. When" the object is removed from the net the forward portion ofthe fender frame may be easily raised after drawing the operating stems 16 of the dogs 14 outwardly. The inner cross-bar of the fender frame as it passes down in the vertical slots of the blocks 5 strikes the spring-pressed headsl O, tilting the cylinders 9 on-' their pivots' until the cross-bar passes within therecesses 7 of the blocks, at which time the springs 13 return the cylinders to a horizontal position and the'spring-heads intoe'ngagement' with the fender frame. When the fender is not in use it may be thrown to a vertical position, asshown in dotted outline in Fig. 1 ,and bethus'secured by the pawls 26.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure' by Letters Patent:

1. Ina car fender, a fender frame', piv0ted arms pivotally supporting the frame inter mediate its length from the car adjustable on their pivots to different elevations, and

means to lock the frame against pivotalm'ovem'ent, with-the outer'end portion-thereof above the ground, automatically disengaged when the fender strikes an object, permitting the outer portion of the frame to move to the ground and the inner portion to move upwardly.

2. In a car fender, a fender frame, means pivotally supporting the frame intermediate its length from the car, means to lock the frame against pivotal movement, with the outer end portion thereof above the ground, automatically disengaged when the fender strikes an object, permittlng the outer portion of the frame to move to theground and the inner portion to move upwardly, and

means to automatically lock the inner portion of the frame'in its upper position.

3. In a car fender, a fender frame, pivoted arms pivotally supporting the frame intermediate its length from the car, means to lock the lnner end portion of the frame, with the outer end portion thereof above the ground, automatlcally dlsengaged when thefender strikes an object, and means to hold the armsin different positions of adjustment on their pivots.

4. In a carfender, a fender frame pivotally supported at its inner end portion on the car,

arms rigidly connected at their inner ends and pivotally supported on the car, each arm having a pivotally-connected member I at its'outer end slidable on the fender frame,

means to lock the arms in adjusted position,

and means to secure the inner end portion of the fender frame, automatically disengaged when the fender strikes an object, permitting the fender frame to swing on the arms.

5. In a car fender, a fender frame pivotally supported at an intermediate point of its length from the car, means to secure the inner end portion of the frame, with the outer end portion thereof above the ground, automatically disengaged. when the fender strikes an object, a vertical frame supported on the car, a sliding frame on the vertical frame, means normally forcing the sliding frame to an upper position on the vertical frame, a crank-shaft journaled in the .outer portion of the fender frame having supporting wheels, and a net connected to the crankshaft and to the sliding frame.

6; In a car fender, outwardly-extending arms pivotally supported at their inner ends on the car,means to lock the arms in adj usted posltlon, a fender frame having a sliding pivotal connection with the arms, means engaging the inner end portion of the frame to secure the frame against pivotal movement, automatically disengaged when the fender strikes an object, and a yieldingnet to re ceive and retain the object, having its outer end connected to the fender frame and its inner end supported a substantial distance abovethe inner portion of the fender frame.

7. In a car fender, vertically slotted supporting blocks having recesses in the opposite walls of the slots, a fender frame, means carried by the blocks pivotally supporting 1 the fender frame intermediate its length, and means to lock the inner portion of the fender frame in the lower recesses of the blocks, automatically disengaged when the fender strikes an object, permitting the outer end portion of the fender frame to swing to the ground and the inner end portion to swing into the other recesses of the blocks. 8. In a car fender, vertically-slotted supportin blocks, outwardly-extending arms journa led on the blocks at their inner ends, means to lock the arms in adjusted position, a fender frame pivotally supported on the outer ends of the arms, with the inner end ortion of the frame passing through the slots of the blocks, means to secure the inner portion of the fender frame in the lower portions of the slots of the blocks, automatically disengaged when whereby the outer end portion of the frame swings to the ground and the inner end portion thereof moves upwardly in said slots, and spring-pressed dogs carried by the blocks to automatically lock the inner end portion the fender strikes an object, 1

of the frame in its upper position in the slots of the blocks.

9. In a car fender, vertically-slotted supporting blocks, a fender frame pivotally sup ported intermediate its length from the I blocks, with the inner end portion of the frame passing through the slots of the blocks, a pivoted cylinder having a spring-pressed member to lock the inner end portion of the l frame in the lower portions of the slots,

means yieldinglyforcing the cylinder to an operative position, and a spring-pressed dog to automatically lock the inner end portion of the fender frame in the upper portions of the slots when the frame is released by the spring-pressed means of the cylinder.

10. In a car fender, a fender frame supported from the car, an approximately vertical frame supported on the car above the inner end portion of the fender frame, a slid ing frame on the vertical frame, springs arranged on the vertical frame normally forcing the sliding frame to an elevated position, a net connected to the forward portion of the fender frame and to the sliding frame, and telescoping casings surrounding the springs.

11. In a car fender, supporting blocks, outwardly-extending arms journaled on the blocks, means to lock the arms in adjusted position, a fender frame slidably and pivotally connected with the outer ends of the arms, a swinging cylinder having a springpressed plunger to lock the inner end portion of the fender frame to the blocks, automatically disengaged when the fender strikes an object, and means to automatically lock the inner end portion of the fender frame in an elevated position when released by the springpressed means of the cylinder.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HERMAN FAJANS. ALEXANDER M. CHAMBERS. WVitnesses:

WILLIAM R. SIMPSON, JAMES 'lnoMrsoN. 

